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Low power GPS tracker

GNSS car tracker with per module power switching, an attempt at tracking without draining batteries in hours

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This project was created on 06/01/2017 and last updated 7 years ago.

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The plan is to power down the gps and gsm modules and keep the arduino in sleep which is woken up by a interrupt signal from the accelerometer, this will turn on the gps module and watch for movement. Periodically the arduino will wake the GPS module to confirm it hasn't moved from within a configurable distance. Movements will be sent via SMS and posted to a logging service (TBD)

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  • 1 × SIM800L 2G GSM module with GPRS
  • 1 × NEO-M8N GNSS Module
  • 1 × ADXL345 Accelerometer module with interrupt output
  • 3 × RT8272 Buck regulator module
  • 1 × Arduino pro micro Arduino

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  • Parts have arrived...

    ximon • 06/19/2017 at 23:06 • 0 comments

    The arduino, gps, gsm, dc-to-dc and accelerometer modules have arrived, time to start playing...

  • Waiting on parts...

    ximon • 06/07/2017 at 08:54 • 0 comments

    Awaiting delivery of components, should arrive in approx 2 weeks...

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Filinto wrote 08/17/2017 at 06:10 • point

whats the plan if GSM network is not available ? write to an SD card ?

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ximon wrote 09/25/2017 at 13:04 • point

I was originally planning to just use the latest location when a connection had been established, but it would probably be useful to keep a log of past locations. SD should be easy enough to interface to

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Filinto wrote 08/17/2017 at 06:09 • point

nice. was attempting something similar.

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Christoph Blank wrote 07/19/2017 at 07:52 • point

Awesome project! Curious to see your developments!

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